The my book world edition home network storage is also a great multimedia server supporting both itunes and dlna. The benefit of upgrading to the newer wd media server is to gain full windows 8 certification and to take advantage of wd s app for windows 8. All went well except that i can now no longer access files on my lan networked wd my book live in the normal manner, using file explorer. The management of files, photos and videos, is becoming more and more important at work, in the it, but also at home for the family entertainment. I looked around the forum but cannot find anything specific, most of the. Wd smartware icon in the windows system tray, left or rightclick the wd quick view icon to display the main menu, and then select wd smartware. Hi, i recently replaced my wd my book live 2tb with the my book live duo 4tb and basically just copied all the data across with the one exception of splitting them into 4 public shares as opposed to 2 in my older one. I purchased the western digital my book world edition, 1tb.
Without a doubt, the 1tb western digital my book world edition is the easiest to use nas ive ever tried. The benefit of upgrading to the newer wd media server is to gain full windows 8 certification and to take advantage of wds app for windows 8. Complete guide to upgrade to twonky 78 version my book world edition white light i or ii only started by. A media server is used to stream music, pictures and video to client devices like the wd tv boxes and microsofts media player. Sep 01, 2017 how to solve the wd my book live dlna streaming issue with samsung smart tvs unfortunately, both with twonky or dlna media server, the wd my book live shows a lot of issue with samsung smart tvs. Which model of the my book world are you refering to the one with. Sep 03, 20 i am trying to access streaming media from my western digital world book live, but am unable to see the content from any of my win 8 client apps music, photos, videos. Firstly it doesnt complete the media scan even after 24. The drive is extremely easy to configure, removing the headaches associated with configuring network storage devices. Wd my book world edition white solved windows 10 forums. Wd mionet remote access technology lets you accesses your files anywhere, anytime.
Jun 01, 2011 hi all, yesterday, i bought a wd my book live. Wd0h1nc world edition, wd20000h1nc world edition, wdh1nc0. Home media center with dlna support connect the western digital my book world edition model wdh1nc0n to any of your digital multimedia appliances supporting dlna digital living network alliance and enjoy playback of digital files stored in your nas effortlessly watch movies, listen to music and view pictures without complicated setup. Windows 10 10041 cant connect to netwok drive wd my book live windows 10 10041 cant connect to network drive wd my book live. The world edition made a huge splash in the pond of nas servers throughput. Western digital my book world edition 1tb home network. Wd wdh1nc0n 1tb my book world edition network hard drive. The my book live is pretty neat and does its job of exposing the available files via a smb share. As it turns out, the my cloud series is replacing the my book line, and the new desktop and mobile apps wd is launching alongside my cloud will also work with the older drives. Twonky media server and wds dlna media server my book.
The my book has an itunes server as well as upnp support and dlna 1. If nas drives remain in many cases a prerogative of professional environments, the need to store large amounts of data is increasingly felt as well at home the wd my book live with the dlna server is a perfect. Jun 24, 2009 western digital have updated their my book world edition ii nas, boosting the dualdrive device to a total of 4tb. My book world edition ii storage pdf manual download. Tips for getting started with the wd my book backup drive. May 20, 2009 the wd my book world editions sevenpage quick install guide is about as simple as it gets in terms of getting a product set up and operational quickly. Running windows 7 64bit wd mybook world edition 1tb fw 1. Mar 06, 2020 the latest addition to this fleet of undeniably desirable products is the western digital my book world edition that was just announced today. I bought the wd my book live 2tb storage drive together with a wireless router a month ago. I am trying to access streaming media from my western digital world book live, but am unable to see the content from any of my win 8 client apps music, photos, videos. Here is how to get at your data from a failed 1tb wd my book world blue ring. Simply load your favorite media files on the my cloud and the builtin dlna server automatically makes your media available to stream to any dlna player smart tv, media player, mobile device, etc.
Read speeds up to 2000mbs to decrease load times and get you into the game faster. Windows 10 10041 cant connect to netwok drive wd my book. Is it possible to install plex or dlna server in wd blue rings. Theres virtually no setup, its remotely accessible and works flawlessly on both. All you need is the my book world edition drive and a digital media adapter or a game console like xbox 360 or playstation 3, and your masterpiece is there on the big screen. Oct 11, 2011 the my book live is pretty neat and does its job of exposing the available files via a smb share. How to stream movies, music and photos from wd my cloud. Connect the removed physical drive to usb port using whatever adapter you have and power up the drive. Hi all, im looking into a nas solution for my home network following the premature expiry of my mypassport portable drive a couple of days ago and having looked at both mycloud and mybook products at pc world and talking to their staff, im now. The dualdrive model my book world edition ii is preconfigured for maximum capacity as a large single spanned volume. For mac, go to the apple menu and select software update if your device is currently running firmware version 02. Forum forum my book world edition white light complete guide to upgrade to twonky 78 version my book world edition white light i or ii only started by. Forum forum my book world edition blue rings installing plex or dlna server possible. As an example, i might browse to a folder with 20 images, it very slowly will reveal thumbnails for the images, and will fail to display many of them, leaving an x icon in place.
Because my tv is dlna compliant the drive shows up without the need of a media player or gaming system. Media server simple hacks for wd mybook live and live duo. Wd debuts my book world edition nas, we go handson engadget. Ive tried everything i could think of, but i dont seem to get the new dlna server working. However, everytime i restart my computer or shut it down and come back it just doesnt want to recognize it anymore. My book world edition user manual getting started 4 getting started format and configuration my book world edition is preformatted as a linux file system. Now, if only the tvs were good enough to just recognize and read from samba shares, dlna could. I have a couple of media server devices, media server and bluray player, that read media server clients and make the files on those clients available to my media servers.
Forum category hacking wd mybook world ed my book world. Oct 03, 2008 dlna home network set up with twonky media. Originally, the wd mybook live used the twonky media server to. One example of this is playing 1080p video on your television through. Complete guide to upgrade to twonky 78 version my book. Oct 03, 20 as it turns out, the my cloud series is replacing the my book line, and the new desktop and mobile apps wd is launching alongside my cloud will also work with the older drives. Wd my book world edition wdh1nc0 nas server 1 tb sign in to comment. Mods as this isnt specifically about the mycloud, if theres a better forum for this to go in please feel free to relocate it. Complete guide to upgrade to twonky 78 version my book live only work with single and duo started by. From there, you will be able to update to the current available 02. I disabled power saving on the my book live to eliminate any potential problems.
Woah this is fantastic, all my devices find the server first time and i can now cut my pc out of the loop now i have sky hd in the family room, the media center on the 360 is not used as much. Upnp dlna my book world hacking wd mybook world ed. Wd has software available on their website for managing and copyingcontent, but windows explorer handles this kind of task natively, and being a minimalist when it comes to software, that is the route i selected. View and download western digital my book world edition ii specifications online. From it you can stream photos, music, and videos to your home entertainment center. Designed to meet wds demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended. Western digital my book world edition ii nas gets capacity. Wd my book world edition white after building a pc with win 10, ive not had my wd my book world edition used for a good while, decided to plug it in and install the drivers etc. The patches provide in the kba link below offers the choice of using either dlna server, and the option to switch back to the other server by simply applying one of the patches.
Wd my book live dlna streaming issue with samsung smart. The wd my book world editions sevenpage quick install guide is about as simple as it gets in terms of getting a product set up and operational quickly. Western digital have updated their my book world edition ii nas, boosting the dualdrive device to a total of 4tb. Jun 24, 2009 the wd my book world edition ii dualdrive network storage system is aimed at enthusiasts and power users that have multiple computers in the household and want to keep them backed up over their. Wd wdh1nc20000n 2tb my book world edition home network.
I looked around the forum but cannot find anything specific, most of the posts are from years ago or contain non. If you dont see the wd apps setup, look for a folder called wd apps for windows, if you are using windows or wd apps for mac if you are using os x to find the application installer for your operating system. Western digital my book dualdrive network storage users manual. Apr 10, 2009 without a doubt, the 1tb western digital my book world edition is the easiest to use nas ive ever tried. Two models will be available 2tb and 4tb each offering either raid 0 or 1. However my new asus infinity tablet can see content on my hub, but not my my book it says it can read dlna enabled devices. Plugged it into a switch and its not being recognised at all, even downloaded the wd cd with the drivers and the detection tool doesnt see it either. I recently bought a wd my book essentials 2tb with the intention of using it as a nas.
Hi, i am new here and i would like some help to install mini dlna server on my book world, the objective is to have a media server that enables. Store and access a whole library of information in this one book. I just bought a new my cloud home to replace my old my book live. Since the wd tv live hub has 1tb of storage, i decided to copy some of my favorite content to its built in hard drive. Mini dlna server in my book world edition wd community. Millions of people around the world trust their data to my book desktop storage. However my new asus infinity tablet can see content on my hub, but not my my book it says it can read dlnaenabled devices. Western digital my book world edition ii specifications pdf. When i open the network location with file browser the mybooklive icon is there as a storage, but it is not listed in the directory tree at the side. Recently, i catch an offer and bought an amazing samsung 40mu6400, a perfect companion to fit an hdr gaming console and to watch 4k movies from the. I have it up and running and can see the files i copied from my laptop, desktop pcs and my ipad now all i need is to get dlna service working so the i can play content on my marantz mcr611 and ipad. Wd my book world edition ii external 2tb nas drive legit. Feb 18, 2009 while some nas devices can get a bit unwieldy or unsightly, that is thankfully not the case with western digital s new my book world edition, which keeps things clean and simple without skimping.
Firstly it doesnt complete the media scan even after 24 hours the 2tb. For more information, see drive management on page 41. Have installed the wd dlna server replaces twonky on their guidance, but still am unable to see the server and stream to these apps. New threads new posts a place to discuss and share ideas for modifying the mbwe existing linux installation.
If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. Theres virtually no setup, its remotely accessible and works flawlessly on. Both devices work with other network storage devices that have media serving. From it you can stream photos, music, and videos to your home entertainment centre all you need is the my book world edition drive and a digital media adapter or a game console like an xbox 360 or playstation 3, and your masterpiece is there on the big screen. Jun 03, 2016 wd mybook live install tecnologia facil y rapida.
Designed to meet wd s demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended. I have a 2tb my book live on my home network and a wd live hub too the two of them work awesome either playing media on my tv, or communicating with our computers. This will start the installation process for the backup software. First i had trouble with streaming media on my playstation 3 but a call to the wd helpline resolved the issue software update to wd2go resolved the issue. Western digital my book live duo user manual pdf download.
My book world edition can be your homes central media hub. Windows 10 cannot access my book live with file browser. Using the wd discovery software, i can map my drives and that seems to work fine. Western digital my book world edition ii 2 tb 2 x 1 tb. Forum my book world edition blue rings number of threads. Page 30 my book live duo user manual launching the wd smartware software after installation use one of the following options for the wd smartware software once you have installed it. Twonky media server and wds dlna media server my book live. Mar 07, 2014 i can access the nas drive via the wd dashboard in the web browser via its ip number and access all functions. The wd my book live nas server isnt able to do what its predecessor, the my book world edition, did a year ago. Im tyring to figure out exactly what the wd live is suppose to do when i tell it to make videopicturesaudio available in the shares section. Hi, i upgraded from windows 7 64bit to windows 10 yesterday.
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